Whew, done

paul · Oct 26, 2015

That seemed like a long harvest. Was nonstop until the last few days, we had no rain for about a month, just grind every day.

Finished the corn just before dark.

Have to do some math, but has to be record beans and corn for me, lot of bushels, lots of trips to the elevator.

Now some tillage and still have 5 wagons full stashed in the shed and endless odds and ends. But at least the crop is out of the field.

Paul

Bob Bancroft · Oct 27, 2015

Same here, but for the opposite reason. When I harvest a garbage crop I feel like I'm constantly trying to revive someone who's dying. And I imagine you all know how good of a job you can do harvesting crap! Too much water all the time, any more. Almost 10 inches in June ruined the oat and corn crops. Wash outs everywhere. 3.25" on the last day of Sep., had water running across all the newly planted wheat. Almost an inch of rain since Thur. So trying to get the last little bit of corn is now a mud battle. This is the third year of this, and I'm getting tired of it.

rrlund · Oct 27, 2015

I just finished the corn this morning. I filled the last crib last Thursday,hauled manure Friday and it rained Saturday. I was going to leave the last 6 loads in the field a while and pick them as I needed them,but the remnants of that hurricane are headed this way,so I figured I'd better get it.
I picked two loads yesterday when I got back from the stockyard and ran them off in to one of the chopper wagons. I ran two more in to the other one this morning and picked the last two loads after that. I'll just back those gravity boxes inside and grind it over the next few weeks.

paul · Oct 27, 2015

Maybe I shouldn't be done, seems a lot of oats regrowth looks about ripe. Run the swather over it, and combine 5 days?

No, putting the wire up today, let the cattle graze it out themselves....

The last 2 weeks I was getting concerned of more equipment failure, but the shoes held out to the end of harvest.

Might need to break in some new ones for tillage tho.

Paul

randallk · Oct 27, 2015

'Loved the view of the boots! 'Tells me you have a weak left ankle and are too tight to spring for new boots!

Looks like a really nice farm!

rrlund · Oct 28, 2015

I did that to a pair of boots in about 10 steps one time. I bought a pair that looked like brand new at a flea market. I put them on and walked out the door. Every step I took I felt shorter. Before I got to the end of the garage the heels had turned entirely to dust. I left little black piles every place I stepped.

centash · Oct 28, 2015

Just put 3 consecutive 16 hour days in here combining corn hauling it and chores. Tires an old feller out, so I'm kinda glad the hurricane came in; now I can recharge. 2 more days will finish the combining.

Ben

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